A raccoon scurries as they walk under purple clouds. And as the sky turns blue, a tiny frog hides in the tall grass. It’s the illustrations that really give the story its visual impact. (On the book’s jacket Manchess is identified as a “self-taught illustrator,” and I found my...
At night along the winding gravel road, I tensed when I saw a raccoon or opossum’s eyes. From the side of the road these creatures’ blank stares turned sinister in the headlights’ strong white beams. I thought of the 1964 movieChildren of the Damnedand the aliens’ eyes. The blond b...